QUEENSLAND'S GERMAN CONNECTIONS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The legacy of the tropical princes

Built at a time when the number of funnels was coming into vogue as an indication of power (for prestige North Atlantic liners, four stacks came to be de rigeur even if the ship’s powerplant required only three) it is interesting to note the differences in appearance of the Pacific Princes over time: the forward funnel appears to be an appearance-enhancing ‘dummy’ in these postcard comparisons between Bremen (left) and Madang (above). Below: Hapag-Lloyd’s boutique cruise liner c.Columbus was built on the Baltic in 1997, and visited Brisbane in January 2012. Image by John Wilson / Shipspotting.com

Kobe

Shanghai

Tokyo

Kaohsiung

Hong Kong

Manila

Yap

Singapore Port Kelang

Madang

Jakarta

Rabaul

Hapag-Lloyd’s 4,000-6,000 TEU class London Express seen proceeding outbound down the Elbe River.

BRISBANE

Sydney

Melbourne

Auckland

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